My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today is from the book of Proverbs 10:22, “The Blessing of the Lord brings wealth. And He adds no sorrow or trouble to it.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we find that the blessings of the Lord makes one rich. Jesus in His days, blessed people with more. More wine at the wedding, more fish and loaves for lunch. There are many incidents in the Bible that celebrates the blessing of the Lord.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, to enjoy worldly or material blessing you need to improve your spiritual life. By Reading the word of God regularly, and praying steadfastly you can grow spiritually. Then you will experience a great change in your life. Increase your prayer time. The more we pray we will draw more close to God and this will help us in our day to day life. Ask God to give you the spirit of prayer. When a person edifies himself in his spiritual life, he will be blessed in every way. When you are spiritual even the members of your family will be blessed. God wants you to be fruitful and multiply.
My Dear Brothers and sisters, Some of you may not have the gift of a child. This may be due to the curse of your ancestors. Or it might be because of your own sinful nature. Ask God to forgive your sins and the sins of your ancestors. David says, in his psalms, “Lord in sin my mother conceived me, Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sins.”Ask God to forgive your sins and curse in your life. Keep doing what the Lord tells you to do. Fear Him at all times and obey Him. God never harms anyone. But satan is a destroyer. He comes to destroy, your peace, your joy and happiness. The Bible says, “Satan comes to steal, and to kill and to destroy. But Jesus came that you may have life, and that you may have it more abundantly”. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Read the word of God each night before you go to bed. For the word you read, will protect you, guard you and keep you safe. The word will protect you in the night. And speak to you in the morning when you wake up. The word of God contains God’s will for you. It nourishes you, and strengthens your spiritual lives. Gives you discernment and instructs you in righteousness. It gives power to overcome and it is filled with promises that you can hold on to. May the Lord help you to be spiritual and gain the blessings of God.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for teaching us that, to attain worldly blessings we need to be more spiritual. We need to pray diligently and draw more close to God. Help us to Fear God and obey His commandments. May we resist the devil that destroys our peace and joy. Bless us Lord according to your promise, that we may glorify your name.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today, is from the book of Jeremiah 32:21, “You brought your people Israel out of Egypt, with signs and wonders, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with great terror.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from this passage we get to know how God loved the people of Israel and therefore He brought them out of bondage by His mighty arm. Jeremiah actually admires the Lord and His infinite perfections. God is the fountain of all being, power and life, and that with Him no difficulty is such, that it cannot be overcome and that He is a God of boundless mercy and justice.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, whatever trouble we are in personal or public, we may comfort ourselves that the Lord sees it, and knows how to remedy it. We must not dispute God’s will, but try to know what it means. We read in the book of Exodus how God sent ten plagues upon Egypt, one after another, before Pharaoh would let them go. And when he pursued after them, God divided the Red Sea, for them, that they might pass through, and then He brought the waters back upon the Egyptians, who pursued after them through the sea.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Just as God had promised Abraham, hundreds of years before, that the People of Israel should come out from the place where they had been as bondsmen and therefore He brought them out of their state of bondage since they could not deliver themselves. God brought them out of Egypt with signs and wonders, by slaying the first born and He divided the Red Sea, and let them walk on bare lands. He also protected them in the wilderness, after He brought them out of Egypt till they settled in the land of Canaan.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Thus we see that God who brought the people out of Egypt, is able to rescue you from all your troubles . It is a trivial thing for the Lord to do. May be you are going through a huge financial crisis, Or you may be at a loss in your business, You are unable to secure a job in spite of your good educational qualification, Or maybe you are in need of a promotion or transfer to a different location. Though married you haven’t got a child for almost seven long years, and therefore you are heartbroken. You are going through shame and humiliation. Some illness is pulling you down.
Whatever may be your situation, God is able to save you to the uttermost. Therefore do not be afraid, trust in God and He will bring you out off all your troubles and He will restore all that you have lost in your life. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we see your power, might and your majesty in bringing out your people out of Egypt from the land of bondage. You divided the Red Sea for them to pass through. And made them enter the land of Canaan, a land flowing with milk and honey. Your greatness is immeasurable. You are altogether awesome in nature. Lord help us to overcome all our troubles, that we come across in our daily life.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today is from the book of Isaiah 26:3 , “You will keep him in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, in order for us to have peace, all we need to do is to focus our minds on the Lord, then we begin to trust in Him and His power. This wonderful promise was given to Isaiah when Israel, was going through its darkest period. We see even today, that many people are surrounded by much gloominess, and depression and when we are constantly threatened with the three great enemies of doubt, fear and worry, we need to keep our minds fixed on the Lord Jesus Christ and realize how precious and comforting these words become to us.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, God is telling you to cling on to Him firmly from this day onwards. At times you might have been unsuccessful in achieving your goals. And this may be because you had left Jesus behind. But from now on you hold on to Him. Then you will find a progress in your life. God is not happy with those who backslide from the Lord. The Bible says, “For a righteous man fall seven times and yet he rises again.” The Peace which God offers is very practical. And this can be experienced by us through His grace. And this peace can be attained by trusting our Lord Jesus Christ. Paul through his letters encourages the Philippians to rejoice in the Lord always. He says, “ Rejoice in the Lord always, and I say again rejoice.” Let your gentleness be evident to all. For the Lord is near, therefore do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanks giving present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. The Lord Jesus Christ procured peace for us, upon the cross of Calvary, and that peace is conveyed to our hearts and minds by the Holy Spirit, as stated in the Bible. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness and faithfulness. Further the Bible says, Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, God gives us a guarantee that if we will walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, He will keep our hearts, in perfect peace. If we do our part, then He will do His part. Then you will have good success.
God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You Lord for having procured peace for us on the cross of Calvary. Teach us to keep Your commandments. Help us to cling on to You O Lord, for all our needs. Be with us and guide us in our day to day life. May we enjoy the fruit of the spirit in our life. In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today, is from the book of Ezekiel 36:11, “I will multiply upon you man and beast. And they shall increase and bear young. I will make you inhabited as in former times and do better for you than at your beginnings. Then You shall know that I am the Lord.”
My Dear brothers and Sisters, from the above context we learn about the happenings during the time when Joshua distributed the mountainous lands by lot, to all the tribes of Israel, and occupied them and settled them down. At that time both mount Seir and Edom were desolate, and cut off, because they destroyed the children of Israel, by the power of the sword. But God speaks to these desolate mountains that He would again bless their men and beasts and would increase and multiply them.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God promises to bless both men and beasts. Most of the beasts and men had been killed by the hunters and poachers or they might have been driven away. But God expects an increase of them which would graze on the meadows and would feed upon the herbage of the mountains and the rich pastures on them. God further says, the plain mountains shall be inhabited by those who formerly dwelt on the mountains. And they shall enjoy the goodness of the land by their right owners.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, in the same manner God wants to increase and multiply both men and beast in your family. When God blessed Adam and Eve, the first blessing was, “You shall be fruitful and fill the earth.” Right in the beginning of creation God was interested in multiplying, and increasing, the people. This was His plan. God did not want His children to remain in the same stagnant level but move forward. It is the will of God that His people should not be stuck in one level or state of life, but rather they progress in their life.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God is mindful of you. He is interested in the welfare of your life. He wants to increase and multiply you in every phase of your life. It is not the will of God that you should shrink, stumble and fall down in life. But to experience an expansion and elevation in life. God wants to bring an end to all your struggles in your financial, physical and emotional condition. God is good all the time. May be you had faced hard times during the earlier period of your life. You may not have had a good job, or your business did not progress. Your health and the status of your life may not be worth speaking. But in future you will see greater things happen in your life and that of your family. God will exalt you, that’s why He says, “I will do better for you than at your beginning. Then You shall know that I am the Lord.” He wants you to rise and shine. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You because You have promised to bless the latter period of our life than the beginning. Help us to experience an elevation in our life. May we not shrink or stumble down in life rather teach us to strive hard and be successful. May we see an increase in every phase of our life.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today, is from the book of Genesis 30:22, “And then God Remembered Rachel And listened to her and Opened her womb.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we understand that our God hearkens to the cry of his children and answers their request. Here in the above passage we see the anxiety of Rachel. Her sister Leah had given birth to children while she had been barren for nearly twenty six years. Rachel’s barrenness had not continued so long as either Sarah’s or Rebecca’s . Her long barrenness had probably humbled and disciplined her and cured of her former petulance.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, “ Love apples” are about the size of a nutmeg with a strong and agreeable odours and were used by the ancients as a means of promoting child bearing. Leah was Rachel’s elder sister. Leah’s son Ruben one day found in the field and brought to his mother the “’yellow apples” a mandrake very common in Palestine. With the hope of begetting a child through mandrake she requested Leah for some mandrakes. But even though she had taken mandrakes Rachel continued to be barren. Actually “God Remembered Rachel” in the best time for her, after He had taught her the lessons of dependence and patience. The selfish feeling of Rachel also died away, and the thankful Rachel rises from Elohim (The Lord Of Israel ) to Yahweh(I AM) Then God remembered Rachel and God listened to her and opened her womb.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Rachel conceived and bare a son and said, “ God hath taken away my reproach. She revealed her gratitude for the reproach of barrenness taken away. ” The birth of Joseph was after the completion of fourteen years of service of Jacob. A change came upon Rachel’s mind. It was an outcome of the higher spiritual life of Rachel who had emancipated from all such merely human devices as resorting to mandrakes. And was able to recognize her complete dependence for offspring on the sovereign grace of the covenant God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Some of you must be eagerly waiting for the gift of a child. But due to some reasons there is a delay in getting a child. So you are disappointed and depressed, you seem to be broken in heart. You have lost all hope, then on whom do you place your faith? Are you running after medical doctors, magicians and looking into horoscope instead of looking at Jesus (Yahweh) May the Lord help you to be like Rachel who after many years of testing learnt to look up to Yahweh. Rachel cried out to God Almighty and then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. God will open your womb too if you are willing to trust Him and cry out to Him. He grants the barren woman a home. Like a joyful mother of Children. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for revealing to us about the anxiety and agony of Rachel who turned to God because of her barrenness. Help us to have faith in Yahweh and cry out to Him when we are in distress. Hear our cry, listen to our prayers and answer us speedily that we may glorify Your name.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
